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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting copying files to new dir Post 302318055 by G3nn on Wednesday 20th of May 2009 04:00:46 PM
Old 05-20-2009
Thank you both, particularly you Tony! Smilie

One thing, on my script if I do echo $nome_actual_$x1$x2$i * it only prints $x1$x2$i (the numbers), but if I do like you suggested echo ${nome_actual}_$x1$x2$i ** it prints both the file name and the numbers...

* the result would be, in example, 002.

** in this case it shows xx.c_002 like it is supposed to!

Why? What's the purpose of the { ... }?
 

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